what's the matter?; what's wrong?
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
summer vacation; summer holiday
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
convenience; user-friendliness
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
mobile game (esp. online, free-to-play); social network game
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
login bonus; login reward
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
worthy of special mention
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)